Beasiswa Scholarship College

The Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, invites applications for several doctoral scholarships to be filled as soon as possible. The purpose of the pogram is to offer an unique opportunity for a selected group of graduate students to earn their Dr.degree in physics or engineering with a specialisation in one of the fields Optical Metrology, Optical Material Processing, Optics in Medicine, Optics in Communication and Information Technologies, Optical Materials and Systems or Computational Optics. The appointment typically lasts for about four years. Working language of SAOT is English. The international character and visibility is one of the main targets of SAOT which is realized on basis of an existing international scientific network. The Graduate School favourites the admission of excellent graduates in the engineering or natural science fields (especially physics) with an outstanding result in the degree earned (master or diploma or comparable scientific oriented degree). Candidates are invited to apply to the Graduate School with a curriculum vitae, attested transcript of their grades (translated into English or German), a written ”statement of purpose” and two letters of recommendation from their previous instructors. The successful candidates will be invited to a personal conversation with SAOT instructors and has to pass an entrance examination at the end of a one-week Graduate School Academy.

The Department of Economics at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, invites applications for a PhD scholarship starting April 1, 2007 or soon thereafter.

The PhD scholarship is fully funded by the ongoing research project Globalisation and Industry Dynamics, which is financed by the Danish Social Science Research Council. The PhD project will be an integrated part of this project. The successful candidate will be affiliated with and positioned at the Department of Economics at Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Students from Asian developing nations are offered the opportunity to pursue their master’s or doctoral studies in fields relating to sustainable poverty reduction at one of Asia ’s leading postgraduate institutions.

Master’s and doctoral scholarships will be provided to students from seven partner countries of the Netherlands in Asia, i.e., Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Indonesia , Mongolia , Pakistan , Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The Netherlands Ministry for Development Cooperation and the Asian Institute of Technology have partnered to offer a program called “Human Resource Development for Asian Partner Countries” from October 2006 to December 2009.

The Seismic Laboratory for Imaging and Modeling at the University of British Columbia is looking for PhD students interested in pursuing research in theoretical seismic imaging and inversion. The student would be a member of the DNOISE project.

The DNOISE project is an interdisciplinary effort between faculty and students in the departments of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Computer Science, and Mathematics. Students are encouraged to apply to the department most closely aligned with their research interests, and to list on their application one of the DNOISE faculty members. Please notify Debbie Burgess at dburgess@eos.ubc.ca of your intent to apply.

Cranfield is the largest academic centre for postgraduate studies in science and technology in Western Europe. Focused on developing applied research to meet the demands of industry, Cranfield is ranked among the very best and attracts far more industrial funding than its peers.

Starting date: As soon as possible
A 3-year PhD studentship is available in the School of Engineering at Cranfield University. This is a unique opportunity to participate in a €70M European Project - Value Improvement through a Virtual Aeronautical Collaborative Enterprise (VIVACE). The consortium, led by Airbus, includes over 50 partners - all recognised names in the aerospace and IT industries.